Autor: Jorg Flum

Finite model theory, the model theory of finite structures, has roots in clas- sical model theory; however, its systematic development was strongly influ- enced by research and questions of complexit …

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The 1999 Annual Conference of the European Association for Computer Science Logic, CSL’99, was held in Madrid, Spain, on September 20-25, 1999. CSL’99 was the 13th in a series of annual meetings, ori …

Finite model theory has its origin in classical model theory, but owes its systematic development to research from complexity theory. The book presents the main results of descriptive complexity theo …

Was ist ein mathematischer Beweis? Wie lassen sich Beweise rechtfertigen? Gibt es Grenzen der Beweisbarkeit? Ist die Mathematik widerspruchsfrei? Kann man das Auffinden mathematischer Beweise Compute …

This textbook introduces first-order logic and its role in the foundations of mathematics by examining fundamental questions. What is a mathematical proof? How can mathematical proofs be justified? A …